Friday, September 29, 2017

BENDAKAYA PULUSU / ANDHRA STYLE TANGY OKRA CURRY

Pulusu is an authentic curry from Andhra Pradesh . It is made with a variety of vegetables in the tangy tamarind gravy with the addition of spices for flavouring. Bendakaya means bhindi in Telugu. Here is the recipe of tangy bhindi curry. It goes well with plain rice.
This month in our group,"Shhhh Cooking Secretly" I am paired with Sujata Roy. I made this curry with the 2 ingredients selected by her, Bhindi and Tamarind. Do visit her blog "Batter Up With Sujata" for delicious Bengali recipes and more.

Ingredients:

Bhindi / okra .... 250 gms

Onions ............ 1 small (sliced)

Garlic cloves .... 7-8 (lightly crushed or whole)

Tamarind juice .. 4-5 tbsps.

Coriander powder .. 1 tsp

Cumin powder ...... 1 tsp

Red chilli powder .. 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder ... 1/4 tsp

Green chillies ........ 1-2

Coriander leaves ... handful

Jaggery ................ 1 tbsp (powdered)

Salt ..................... to taste

Oil ...................... 2 tbsps

Mustard seeds ..... 1 tsp

Fenugreek seeds ... 1/4 tsp

Dry red chillies ... 2-3

Curry leaves ........ 1 sprig

Asafoetida ........... 1 pinch

Method:

Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and asafoetida.

When they crackle, add the red chillies, curry leaves and the garlic pods (lightly crushed or whole).

Stir fry until garlic is slightly brown. Add the sliced onion and slit green chillies. Saute for a minute until onion is translucent.

Now add the tamarind juice, jaggery, salt and spice powders. Stir to mix and add 2 cups of water.

When the gravy starts boiling add the bhindi / okra and the spice powders.